News / Events

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   12/30/17 // The Third Annual Report of Camera Obscura

   Posted December 20th, 2017 in Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   The Third Annual Report of Camera Obscura Saturday, December 30th, 2017 // 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM 16 Sherman Street, San Francisco $10.00 – $50.00 Facebook Page The Third Annual Report of Camera Obscura will showcase “unique, antique and experimental films” on December 30, 2017 in San Francisco at the New Nothing Cinema. Co-Directors Jonathan Marlow and Amanda […]

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   Jerome Hiler’s Bagatelle II and Marginalia available to rent

   Posted December 18th, 2017 in New Acquisitions, New Films, News / Events
   

   Two recent films by lyrical San Francisco filmmaker Jerome Hiler are now available to rent. Bagatelle II (2016 | 16 minutes | COLOR | SILENT) “Mr. Hiler’s misleadingly titled “Bagatelle II” draws on ravishing moments in time (dancing lights, scudding clouds, a bathing woman) that build into what seems like a self-portrait of the artist” […]

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   12/19/17 // Myth, Folklore, and Proverb

   Posted December 15th, 2017 in Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   Myth, Folklore, and Proverb Tuesday, December 19th, 2017 // 7:30pm Artists’ Television Access // 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco $7.00 – $10.00 sliding scale Facebook Event Myth, Folklore, Proverb Curated by Mark Wilson A Biography of Lilith by Lynne Sachs (1997, 35 min, color) In a lively mix of off-beat narrative, collage and memoir, A Biography […]

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   Jason Halprin joins the Canyon catalog

   Posted December 15th, 2017 in New Acquisitions, New Films, News / Events
   

   We are pleased to welcome Jason Halprin to the collection. His film War Heb Je Voor Het Gekeken is now available to rent. War Heb Je Voor Het Gekeken (2004 | 8 minutes | COLOR | SOUND) “My attempt at a City Symphony of Amsterdam, the title is taken from a poorly compiled Dutch-English traveller’s […]

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   New print: Bruce Baillie’s Mass for the Dakota Sioux

   Posted December 14th, 2017 in New Acquisitions, News / Events
   

   A newly struck print of Canyon founder Bruce Baillie’s San Francisco hymnal Mass for the Dakota Sioux is now available to rent! Mass for the Dakota Sioux (1964 | 20 minutes | B&W | SOUND) A film Mass, dedicated to nobility and excellence. The film begins with a short introduction – “No chance for me […]

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   Brice Bowman joins Canyon catalog

   Posted December 13th, 2017 in New Acquisitions, New DVDs, News / Events
   

   Canyon Cinema is pleased to offer four films by prolific California painter and filmmaker Brice Bowman for rental on DVD. Narcotics, In the Next Room (2012 | 8 minutes | COLOR | SOUND) A film in a series which takes a look at managing existence without a permanent residence. Shot on digital video, 2012.   […]

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   Twelve DVDs from Lynne Sachs now available for rental

   Posted December 12th, 2017 in New Acquisitions, New DVDs, News / Events
   

   Twelve titles from experimental documentarian Lynne Sachs are now available to rent on DVD from Canyon. Window Work (2000 | 9 minutes | COLOR | SOUND) A woman drinks tea, washes a window, reads the paper – simple tasks that somehow suggest a kind of quiet mystery within and beyond the image. Sometimes one hears […]

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   Daniel Barnett’s White Heart available on DVD

   Posted December 11th, 2017 in New Acquisitions, New DVDs, News / Events
   

   Cinematic philosopher Daniel Barnett’s rare and influential film White Heart is now available for individual and institutional sale on DVD. White Heart (1975 | 53 minutes | COLOR | SOUND) “Daniel Barnett is a leading experimental filmmaker who develops complex metaphors in his films out of rephotography and other post-production techniques…White Heart is his longest […]

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   12/10/17 // Light Field Program 6

   Posted December 9th, 2017 in Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   Light Field Program 6 Sunday, December 10th, 2017 // 5:00pm The Lab // 2948 16th Street, San Francisco $6.00 – $10.00 sliding scale ($40.00 festival pass / $30.00 Lab members) Facebook Event Co-Presented by Intersection for the Arts’ Intersect San Francisco. This program is co-presented by Canyon Cinema Foundation and composed entirely of films from the Canyon […]

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    12/8/17 // Stan Brakhage: Metaphors on Vision

    Posted December 7th, 2017 in Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
    

    Stan Brakhage: Metaphors on Vision Friday, December 8th, 2017 // 7:30pm Yerba Buena Center for the Arts // 701 Mission Street, San Francisco $10.00 General Admission / $6.00 Cinematheque members Facebook Event Presented in association with San Francisco Cinematheque, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and Light Field.  Screening presented by Thomas Beard, Light Industry, Brooklyn. Read an […]

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